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      • While many celebrated the launch of the musical, which focuses on the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton, some criticized the production for ignoring the horrors of slavery and glorifying slave-owning historical figures. Miranda acknowledged the backlash on Twitter, writing, "All the criticisms are valid."
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  2. Jul 9, 2020 · Lin-Manuel Miranda responded to the Hamilton controversy. Writer and "Strong Black Legends" podcast host Tracy Clayton posted a thread in which she laid out her thoughts. The full thread...

  3. Feb 26, 2021 · Lin-Manuel Miranda Responds to 'Cancel Hamilton' Controversy. Entertainment. People Are Saying Hamilton Should Be Canceled—and Lin-Manuel Miranda Says the Criticism Is 'Valid'...

  4. Jan 10, 2019 · The portrayal of Alexander Hamilton, previously played by Miranda and later actor Javier Muñoz, as a “common man,” is also problematic for some: Hamilton was a Caribbean immigrant, but as ...

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  5. Jul 7, 2020 · Lin-Manuel Miranda Responds to 'Hamilton' Slavery Controversy. Culture. Film, TV & Theatre. Lin-Manuel Miranda Addresses Claims That Hamilton Glorifies Slave Owners. "All the...

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  6. Jul 2, 2020 · Some historians say Mirandas musical inflates Hamiltons antislavery credentials, painting him as a "revolutionary manumission abolitionist" when, they say, he was less progressive on the...

  7. Jul 6, 2020 · The counterpoint to that criticism, and one that Miranda has pointed out on his own Twitter feed, is the argument that Hamilton was a star-making vehicle for non-white actors who've often had a harder time finding equal opportunities on the Broadway stage.

  8. Jul 3, 2020 · Unraveling this question requires understanding Hamilton as the messy, mutable product of two masters: its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the constantly roiling cultural context in...

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